By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Malcolm Gladwell’s “Saigon 1965,” a chapter in his podcast Revisionist History, brought me back to the University of Wisconsin 1968-75. I participated in campus discussions on Vietnam, and smelled the tear gas used against mass protests. Gladwell’s message is that a mass of information about the Vietcong lent itself to […]
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastFollowing rumors that his girlfriend Meghan Markle is considering moving to London to be with him, Prince Harry’s friends have disclosed that the royal reportedly plans to propose to Markle by the end of the year. “Harry has found the girl he wants to spend the rest of his life with,” one of his friends
A new biography celebrates Béla Guttmann, the superstar coach who still has soccer’s greatest praying by his Vienna grave for a miracle By JP O’ Malley LONDON — On May 23, 1990, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira — considered by many to be one of the greatest soccer players of all time — took a short
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Sports & CompetitionsKnown for his social media savvy and selfies, former President Barack Obama snapped a few cell phone pictures with an Alaskan mother and her six-month-old daughter earlier this week, the Associated Press reported Saturday. The mother, Jolene Jackinsky, told the AP she was searching Monday for an airline at the Anchorage International Airport Monday when
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USAFollowing Lebanese report on progress towards deal, Shaul family says it has not heard of any negotiations at all By Times of Israel staff Zehava Shaul, shown with her late husband Herzl, has been seeking answers about the fate of her son since he was captured by Hamas on July 20, 2014 in Gaza City.
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Middle EastSANTA MARIA, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire burning in northern Santa Barbara County has grown to 19,000 acres, forcing evacuations amid soaring temperatures, officials said. The Alamo fire, which started Thursday and eventually grew to 6,000 acres, roared across another 12,000 acres by Saturday afternoon near the border of San Luis Obispo County, prompting a
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USAPresident Donald Trump may live in Washington, D.C., but that doesn’t mean the city’s residents like him. One out of every three denizens of the nation’s capital say they’ve taken part in a protest against the president since his inauguration, according to a Washington Post poll released Thursday. This figure includes half of white residents,
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USAThe head of Turkey’s main opposition party defied the odds and beat expectations when he launched a 450-kilometer protest march. But as the march reaches its destination Sunday, all eyes are on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s response. Barely a week before the first anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, Turkey is bracing for
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Middle EastThe family of five who apparently got lost were stopped by Palestinian security forces who handed them over to the IDF By Times of Israel staff Palestinian security forces patrolling Bethlehem in 2013. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90) An Israel family that accidentally entered a Palestinian town on Saturday was handed over to Israeli forces by their Palestinian
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Middle Eastn a sit-down Saturday with Xi Jinping, President Trump backed off his tough talk against China for not doing enough to rein in North Korea. He even heaped praise on the Chinese president. “I appreciate the things that you have done relative to the very substantial problem that we all face in North Korea, a
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he thinks he convinced President Trump that Russia did not interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Russian meddling in the election was the first thing Mr. Trump bought up when he two leaders had their first face-to-face meeting Friday, and Mr. Putin repeated his denials that Moscow was
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Saturday that “everybody knows” Russia interfered with 2016’s presidential elections during an interview on CNN, less than a day removed from reports that President Donald Trump accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of such claims. Trump and Putin met for the first time Friday at the
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InternationalA final statement from the leaders of the world’s top economic powers Saturday reaffirmed their support for free trade but exposed a divide between the US and other G20 members on climate change. The Group of 20 summit came up with compromise language on trade, although officials struggled to find common ground on another contentious
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International, USACairo (dpa) – Islamic State late Friday claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a military checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in which at least 26 soldiers were killed, including a senior officer. The Amaaq News Agency, which is affiliated with Islamic State, said that as the army was getting ready to launch a
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